Mining Incidents

EB COVE U/G Metal/Non-Metal

Small Mine Development · Underground
Controlled by Keith Jones
Lander County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602373

EB COVE U/G has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1999–2000
Latest incident
Nov 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
32
citations
10
significant & substantial
$2,415
proposed penalties
$2,415
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
11
inspections on record
235
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 235 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

EB COVE U/G has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
30 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-07-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3 3,236 1 1 309.0
2001 Q2 8,772 10 4 1140.0
2001 Q1 14,259 5 0 350.7
2000 Q4 13,801 1 0 72.5
2000 Q3 14,197 4 1 281.7
2000 Q2 13,558 7 3 516.3
2000 Q1 9,567 4 1 418.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2000 · 2 incidents

November 30, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Small Mine Development · Struck by falling object

WORKER WAS BOLTING IN THE PRIMARY SUMP WITH THE JACKLEG DRILL. PUT A 6' SPLIT BOLT W/MONSTER MAT BY HAND. BEFORE WORKER COULD GET UNDER IT WITH JACKLEG, BOLT FELL OUT AND MONSTER MAT PLATE CUT THROUGH HIS BOOT AND INTO HIS SHIN.

February 19, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Small Mine Development · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A POWER CABLE WHILE PLACING THE CABLE HANGER, THE POWER CABLE SLIPPING CAUSING THE CLAMP TO SPRING BACK AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

1999 · 5 incidents

November 8, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Small Mine Development · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A MINER BACKED A REMOTE MUCKER INTO HIMSELF AND BECAME TRAPPED UNTIL A RESCUE CREW COULD FREE HIM (APPROX 30 MIN).

June 20, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Small Mine Development · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BOLTING IN CSDI. WHEN PULLING HIS MACHINEOUT OF HOLE HE LOST HIS BALANCE HE TURNED TO STEP BACK AND HIS FOOT WAS BETWEEN ROCKS & DIDNT TURN WITH HIS BODY. HE SPRAINED HIS KNEE. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO WALK & HE WENT TO DR HIS KNEE HAD SOME SWELLING HE WAS PUT IN A BRACE

April 30, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Small Mine Development · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OF GROUND OCCURRED IN THE SNEW & TC4 INTERSECTION WHEN THE FAULT THROUGH THAT AREA SLIPPED. TWO MINERS WORKING THAT AREA EVACUATED AND THE INVESTIGATION BEGAN. THAT NIGHT MORE GROUND FELL WHILE WE WERE TRYING TO SUPPORT IT. THE AREA WAS ABANDONED AND NEW MINE PLAN WAS PUT INTO EFFECT. NO INJURY OCCURRED.

March 4, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Small Mine Development · Struck by falling object

EE WAS PULLING A JACK HAMMER OUT OF A HOLE AND LOST HIS HOLD OF IT AND HE STEPPED BACK LETTING THE HAMMER FALL ON HIS FOOT.

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